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Bass Guitar Recommendation

mkell424mkell424
edited September 2014 in General App Discussion

Well here I am asking for another remmondation for an app. :) I've got enough electronic bass basses but now I'm looking for something that you can play acoustic bass. Something that sounds real but is easy to play. Thanks!

Comments

  • HmtxHmtx

    iFretless Bass

    or Thumbjam, which is the easy answer for:

    "[fill in blank] emulation that sounds real but is easy to play"

  • StormJH1StormJH1

    +1 for iFretlessBass. That's about as good as it gets.

    Alternate choice would be a good SoundFont with bs-16i. There are a lot of good finger and pick bass sounds that I like for a rock/pop bassline.

  • Ollimac73Ollimac73

    +1 Thumbjam.
    Through a longer road, I created an electric bass sound patch in Animog and Sunrizer....for an Acoustic Bass, hmmmm, that would be a nice project.

  • mkell424mkell424

    Thanks for the help.

  • mrufino1mrufino1

    Buy a bass! That's what I thought you were asking. I'm a bassist, so I may be biased.

  • skopticskoptic

    I've had ifretless in my wish list for aaaages but never managed to pull the trigger. Any iOS bassists care to help me part with some money?

    The kind of bass I'd be looking to make mostly would be heavy dub / reggae (so not too fingery / plinky). From the (very few) youtube videos .. I've never been inspired that it could handle that. Anyone got any nuggets of advice or user experience with this?

  • JohnnyGoodyearJohnnyGoodyear

    I am married to thumbjam but ifretless is a fine mistress.

  • wayniwayni

    Seriously. Buy a bass. When I did that the world opened up and I don't know what ever took me so long.

  • Tritonman2Tritonman2

    I am with the buy a bass idea also. They are a lot of fun! And of course they sound better than an app!

  • StormJH1StormJH1
    edited September 2014

    I have a Squier P-Bass. My Mom literally saw it for 20 dollars at a garage sale 15 years ago and bought it for me without even asking if I wanted it. I have several guitars, but barely touched the bass for 13 years. Two reasons: (1) I generally don't enjoy playing bass parts solo, and (2) Smaller bass practice amps tend to sound weak and unconvincing.

    iOS apps changed all that. I could plug in headphones with a good modeling app and it sounds great. More importantly, I can do multi-track recording inexpensively and play bass along with my guitar parts and drums. I looked at that 20-dollar bass and noted that the "bones" of it were actually quite good (decent fretboard, Schaller tuners!). Less that 50 dollars of upgrade money replaced the pickups, pots and all wiring. It's not a professional bass, but it sounds quite good.

    At the same time, storing a bass (which is about a yard stick in length) can be inconvenient and it's cumbersome to store and use if it's just something for once in awhile. For this reason, apps like ThumbJam and iFretlessBass are a good alternative. Also great for sketching on the go.

  • richardyotrichardyot

    You can also play a guitar through the Multi-Octaver or the Whammy emulation in Tonestack, with a bass amp in the chain and get some decent results. I wouldn't be able to justify the purchase of a bass guitar to my wife, so for me this is a decent solution.

    Here's some samples of the various options you have in iOS for turning a guitar into a bass, Tonestack is the only one that works reliably:

  • miguelmarcosmiguelmarcos

    My main instrument was upright and electric bass. I've been through a few, including Precisions, Jazz, Weston headless, and my current fretless Musicman. I've tried out Rickenbakers, Alembics, etc. I'm never going to part with my Musicman. I did replace the pickup with an EMG, but, physically and feel wise, I've never had a better electric bass.

  • mrufino1mrufino1

    If you're in the USA, www.rondomusic.com, awesome basses for little money. I had to start playing short scale instruments recently to help with some arthritis issues, and my main gigging 4 string is a hacked together bass with an old ibanez p bass body and a rondo $50 short scale neck, and I am amazed by the quality of that neck. I still need a proper setup and fretwork, but it's awesome already. I also used it to record over the summer.

    And, since there are never enough bassists around, you'll be doing gigs in no time if you want to (sad but true!).

  • miguelmarcosmiguelmarcos

    An option for new bass players might be the Ashbory bass. Great sound in spite of it's appearance.

  • funjunkie27funjunkie27

    Rondo has some great prices on some very decent guitars and basses.

  • mrufino1mrufino1
    edited September 2014

    If we bassists can't laugh at ourselves...

    A man gives his son an electric bass for his 15th birthday, along with a coupon for four bass lessons. When the son returns from his first lesson, the father asks, "So, what did you learn?" "Well, I learned the first five notes on the E string." Next week, after the second lesson, the father again asks about the progress, and the son replies, "This time I learned the first five notes on the A string." One week later, the son comes home far later than expected, smelling of cigarettes and beer. So the father asks: "Hey, what happened in today's lesson?" "Dad, I'm sorry I couldn't make it to my lesson; I had a gig!"

  • ThomasThomas

    Ouch! :-(

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